2009 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 23rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 424 points (26.5/g), 29th.
Differential of -130 points (-8.1/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-11.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 16th.
Simple Rating System: Total -8.4, Offense: -2.5, Defense: -5.9, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Todd Haley (4-12-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Todd Haley
Defensive Coordinator: Clancy Pendergast
Training Camp: UW River Falls (River Falls, Wisconsin)
Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Matt Cassel | 27 | 4 | 15 | 271 for 493, 2,924 yards, 16 td, 16 int, & 50 rushes for 189 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Jamaal Charles | 23 | 1 | 10 | 190 rushes for 1,120 yards, 7 td, & 40 catches for 297 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2008 |
| RB | Mike Cox | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3 rushes for 5 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Larry Johnson | 30 | 6 | 7 | 132 rushes for 377 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 76 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 2003 |
| WR | Dwayne Bowe | 25 | 2 | 9 | 47 catches for 589 yards, 4 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 2007 |
| WR | Chris Chambers | 31 | 8 | 9 | 36 catches for 608 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| WR | Mark Bradley | 27 | 4 | 6 | 24 catches for 320 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2005 |
| WR | Bobby Wade | 28 | 6 | 6 | 36 catches for 367 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 139th pick / 2003 |
| TE | Leonard Pope | 26 | 3 | 8 | 20 catches for 174 yards, 1 td | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2006 |
| TE | Sean Ryan | 29 | 5 | 8 | 14 catches for 135 yards, 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004 |
| LT | Branden Albert | 25 | 1 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 15th pick / 2008 |
| LG | Brian Waters | 32 | 9 | 15 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Rudy Niswanger | 27 | 3 | 16 | ||
| RG | Wade Smith | 28 | 6 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Mike Goff | 33 | 11 | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| RT | Ryan O'Callaghan | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 5th / 136th pick / 2006 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tyson Jackson | 23 | Rook | 14 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 3rd pick / 2009 | |
| NT | Ron Edwards | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Glenn Dorsey | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 2008 |
| LOLB | Mike Vrabel | 34 | 12 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Demorrio Williams | 29 | 5 | 13 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 101st pick / 2004 | |
| RILB | Corey Mays | 26 | 3 | 13 | ||
| ROLB | Tamba Hali | 26 | 3 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | Brandon Flowers | 23 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 2008 |
| RCB | Brandon Carr | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 140th pick / 2008 |
| SS | Mike Brown | 31 | 9 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Jon McGraw | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Jarrad Page | 25 | 3 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 228th pick / 2006 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Ryan Succop | 23 | Rook | 0 | 25 of 29 field goals & 29 of 29 extra points | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 256th pick / 2009 |
| P | Dustin Colquitt | 27 | 4 | 0 | 96 punts for a 45.4 average, 1 blocked | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 99th pick / 2005 |
| PR | Bobby Wade | 28 | 6 | 6 | 21 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 139th pick / 2003 |
| KR | Jamaal Charles | 23 | 1 | 10 | 36 kick returns for a 25.7 average and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2008 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Branden Albert | 25 | G | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-7 | Virginia | 11/4/1984 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 15th pick / 2008 |
| Andy Alleman | 26 | G | 9 | 3 | 310 | 6-4 | Akron | 11/20/1983 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 88th pick / 2007 | |
| 26 | Jackie Battle | 26 | RB | 5 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Houston | 10/1/1983 | 2 | |
| 52 | Monty Beisel | 31 | LB | 3 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 8/20/1978 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 107th pick / 2001 |
| 59 | Jovan Belcher | 22 | LB | 16 | 3 | 228 | 6-2 | Maine | 7/24/1987 | Rook | |
| 82 | Dwayne Bowe | 25 | WR | 11 | 9 | 221 | 6-2 | LSU | 9/21/1984 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 2007 |
| 83 | Mark Bradley | 27 | WR | 13 | 6 | 201 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 1/29/1982 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2005 |
| 30 | Mike Brown | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 2/13/1978 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 2000 |
| 39 | Brandon Carr | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-0 | Grand Valley St. | 5/19/1986 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 140th pick / 2008 |
| 7 | Matt Cassel | 27 | QB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-5 | USC | 5/17/1982 | 4 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 2005 |
| 46 | Tim Castille | 25 | RB | 7 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/29/1984 | 1 | |
| 89 | Chris Chambers | 31 | WR | 9 | 9 | 210 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/12/1978 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2001 |
| 25 | Jamaal Charles | 23 | RB | 15 | 10 | 200 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/27/1986 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2008 |
| 23 | Ricardo Colclough | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Tusculum | 4/18/1982 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 38th pick / 2004 |
| 2 | Dustin Colquitt | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 5/6/1982 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 99th pick / 2005 |
| 10 | Terrance Copper | 27 | WR | 15 | 2 | 204 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 3/12/1982 | 5 | |
| 87 | Brad Cottam | 25 | TE | 8 | 1 | 271 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 11/28/1984 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 76th pick / 2008 |
| 42 | Mike Cox | 24 | RB | 16 | 10 | 259 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 7/11/1985 | 1 | |
| 12 | Brodie Croyle | 26 | QB | 3 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Alabama | 2/6/1983 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 85th pick / 2006 |
| 34 | Travis Daniels | 27 | DB | 9 | 2 | 194 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/8/1982 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 104th pick / 2005 |
| 72 | Glenn Dorsey | 24 | DT | 15 | 14 | 316 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/1/1985 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 2008 |
| 95 | Ron Edwards | 30 | DT | 16 | 14 | 320 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 7/12/1979 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 2001 |
| 84 | Bobby Engram | 36 | WR | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 1/7/1973 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1996 |
| 24 | Brandon Flowers | 23 | DB | 15 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 2/18/1986 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 35th pick / 2008 |
| 43 | Thomas Gafford | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-2 | Houston | 1/29/1983 | 1 | |
| 70 | Dion Gales | 24 | DT | 3 | 0 | 259 | 6-5 | Troy | 8/17/1985 | Rook | |
| 92 | Wallace Gilberry | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 267 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/5/1984 | 1 | |
| 79 | Mike Goff | 33 | G | 8 | 7 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| 15 | Matt Gutierrez | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Idaho St. | 1/9/1984 | 2 | |
| 91 | Tamba Hali | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 11/3/1983 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 2006 |
| 52 | David Herron | 25 | LB | 10 | 0 | 248 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 6/17/1984 | 2 | |
| 94 | Tyson Jackson | 23 | DE | 16 | 14 | 295 | 6-4 | LSU | 6/6/1986 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 3rd pick / 2009 |
| 56 | Derrick O. Johnson | 27 | LB | 15 | 3 | 242 | 6-3 | Texas | 11/22/1982 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 15th pick / 2005 |
| 27 | Larry Johnson | 30 | RB | 7 | 7 | 228 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 11/19/1979 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 2003 |
| 14 | Quinten Lawrence | 25 | WR | 6 | 1 | 175 | 6-1 | McNeese St. | 9/21/1984 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 175th pick / 2009 |
| 31 | Maurice Leggett | 23 | DB | 10 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | Valdosta St. | 10/2/1986 | 1 | |
| Derek Lokey | 24 | DT | 2 | 0 | 287 | 6-1 | Texas | 11/25/1985 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Lance Long | 24 | WR | 7 | 1 | 186 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 5/4/1985 | 1 | |
| 71 | Alex Magee | 22 | DT | 15 | 1 | 295 | 6-2 | Purdue | 4/28/1987 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 67th pick / 2009 |
| 51 | Corey Mays | 26 | LB | 16 | 13 | 245 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/27/1983 | 3 | |
| 47 | Jon McGraw | 30 | DB | 14 | 9 | 206 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 4/2/1979 | 7 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002 |
| 38 | DaJuan Morgan | 24 | DB | 13 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 10/21/1985 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2008 |
| Ikechuku Ndukwe | 27 | G-T | 12 | 3 | 338 | 6-4 | Northwestern | 7/17/1982 | 3 | ||
| 64 | Rudy Niswanger | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-5 | LSU | 11/9/1982 | 3 | |
| 75 | Ryan O'Callaghan | 26 | T | 14 | 12 | 345 | 6-6 | California | 7/19/1983 | 3 | New England Patriots / 5th / 136th pick / 2006 |
| 85 | Jake O'Connell | 24 | TE | 4 | 2 | 255 | 6-4 | Miami (OH) | 11/6/1985 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 237th pick / 2009 |
| 44 | Jarrad Page | 25 | DB | 5 | 5 | 220 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/19/1984 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 228th pick / 2006 |
| 45 | Leonard Pope | 26 | TE | 13 | 8 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgia | 9/9/1983 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2006 |
| 35 | Ricky Price | 22 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 9/16/1987 | Rook | |
| Barry Richardson | 23 | C | 10 | 1 | 330 | 6-6 | Clemson | 5/15/1986 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 170th pick / 2008 | |
| 23 | Mike Richardson | 25 | DB | 11 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 2/18/1984 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 202nd pick / 2007 |
| 55 | Justin Rogers | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | SMU | 8/31/1983 | 2 | New England Patriots / 6th / 180th pick / 2007 |
| 89 | Sean Ryan | 29 | TE | 10 | 8 | 254 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 3/27/1980 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004 |
| 29 | Dantrell Savage | 24 | RB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 5-8 | Oklahoma St. | 2/15/1985 | 1 | |
| 90 | Kenny Smith | 32 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/8/1977 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 81st pick / 2001 |
| 21 | Kolby Smith | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Louisville | 12/15/1984 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 148th pick / 2007 |
| 74 | Wade Smith | 28 | T | 16 | 9 | 300 | 6-4 | Memphis | 4/26/1981 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 2003 |
| 96 | Andy Studebaker | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 251 | 6-3 | Wheaton | 9/16/1985 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 203rd pick / 2008 |
| 6 | Ryan Succop | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 9/19/1986 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 256th pick / 2009 |
| 4 | Tyler Thigpen | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Coastal Carolina | 4/14/1984 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 217th pick / 2007 |
| 93 | Tank Tyler | 24 | DT | 6 | 2 | 306 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 2/14/1985 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2007 |
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | 34 | LB | 14 | 14 | 261 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 8/14/1975 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997 |
| 80 | Bobby Wade | 28 | WR | 12 | 6 | 193 | 5-10 | Arizona | 2/25/1981 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 139th pick / 2003 |
| 97 | Pierre Walters | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 269 | 6-5 | East. Illinois | 3/25/1986 | Rook | |
| 20 | Donald Washington | 23 | DB | 8 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 7/28/1986 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 102nd pick / 2009 |
| 54 | Brian Waters | 32 | G | 15 | 15 | 318 | 6-3 | North Texas | 2/18/1977 | 9 | |
| 53 | Demorrio Williams | 29 | LB | 16 | 13 | 232 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 7/6/1980 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 101st pick / 2004 |
| 40 | Javarris Williams | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 5-11 | Tennessee St. | 4/8/1986 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 212th pick / 2009 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 242.8 | 6-2.0 | 3.1 |